OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael West 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Molière

• Author Notes

  A new version of the original play by Molière.

• Setting

  Paris. 1900.

• Synopsis

  A new version of Molière's classic satire on class and religious hypocrisy which relocates the action to Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  10

• Female

  6

• Total

  16

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  06 October 1992

• Producer

  Produced by Gate Theatre

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.